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Hill Cottage, Bazehill Road, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7DB

5 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
158 m²
1701 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Hill Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Hill Cottage is a semi-detached house in Rottingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7DB). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£553/sq ft) was about 49.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2020 at £940,000.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Hill Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Hill Cottage, Bazehill Road, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7DB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey rear extension at Hill Cottage.

5 applications on record at Hill Cottage, Bazehill Road, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7DB

5decisions1extensions25documents7nearby
  1. Feb 2004
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Erection of two storey extension to rear elevation

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    BH2004/00058/FP
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. FullDecision

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  • The 25 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.

Current estimate

£1,029,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£940,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 August 2020Most recent

    £940,000

    +168.6%over 16 years

  2. 3 December 2003

    £350,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 7DB: £1,385,000 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other Bazehill Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Hill Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£5,949

Street avg £4,775

Above

Floor Area

158 m²

Street avg 306 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 10.5 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Hill Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£1.0m

1 Cliff Top Heights, Cranleigh Avenue, Rottingdean

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5 bed3 bath
£1.2m

1 Bazehill Road, Rottingdean

BN2 7DB

£860k

1 Cranleigh Avenue, Rottingdean

BN2 7GT

3 bed
£826k

1 Ainsworth Avenue, Ovingdean

BN2 7BG

4 bed1 bath
£779k

1 Gorham Close, Rottingdean

BN2 7EA

5 bed1 bath
£734k

1 Chailey Avenue, Rottingdean

BN2 7GH

£686k

1 Burnes Vale, Rottingdean

BN2 7DW

3 bed
£660k

1 Eley Crescent, Rottingdean

BN2 7FE

3 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Brighton district page.
Full Brighton report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Bazehill Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean. 5 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN2 7DB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN2 7DB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN2 7DB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Hill Cottage, Bazehill Road, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7DB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.